The town’s Police Audit Procurement Committee met on May 16 and painstakingly completed the first half of a draft of a Request for Proposals (RFP) that will be used to solicit independent firms to complete a review of all Canton Police Department operations. This was the second meeting of the committee, which is tentatively scheduled […]
Local kids from Canton and surrounding towns are invited to a morning of outdoor fun, achievement, and support for Dana-Farber cancer treatment and research at the eighth annual Tri-Town PMC Kids Ride on Saturday, June 29, at the Irish Cultural Centre in Canton. Organizers are hoping to increase last year’s ridership and community engagement as they […]
Check out this week’s issue of the Citizen for the latest in Canton news, sports, events, and more. Highlights from the May 23 edition include: * Read trial recap: Key witness clashes with defense team * Remembering Canton’s fallen heroes * PRHS holds 3rd annual Canton Heritage Fest * St. John School presents Beauty and the Beast […]
The small box looks like a miniature treasure chest. A skin of brittle leather covers the box, which is appointed by brass tacks. The original handmade lock is wrought from a blacksmith’s forge, and the entire box has an air of secrecy. Inside is a small glass photo trimmed in copper foil. This box was […]
Canton Garden Club members are busy these days preparing for the upcoming annual plant sale. The sale will take place May 18 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Armando Recreation Center at 92 Pleasant Street. This location is a change from previous sales, which have long been held at the Canton Public Library. […]
Barry M. Okun, 70, of Westborough and formerly of Canton, passed away on Monday, May 6, 2024, in the UMass Memorial Medical Center – Memorial Campus after a short illness. Barry was born in Boston, son of the late Frank Okun and Genevieve (Portman) Okun and is survived by two sons, Edward “Ted” Okun and […]
It was another winter to remember for Canton’s Colby Ciffolillo and his Endicott College roller hockey teammates, who again found themselves in the thick of a title chase with another strong showing at last month’s National Collegiate Roller Hockey Championships. Coming off back-to-back trips to the national semifinals, the Gulls would again make it to […]
Canton fire crews assisted with two major fires in the neighboring towns of Milton and Randolph on back-to-back days during the weekend of April 27-28. The second fire, which broke out Sunday evening on Bridle Path Circle in Randolph, destroyed an entire three-story apartment building, displacing approximately 80 residents. Four firefighters from the Ponkapoag station, […]
A simmering debate over zoning regulations, and specifically whether or not to comply with a new state mandate allowing for multi-family housing, is about to come to a head in Canton as residents prepare to cast their votes at the 2024 Annual Town Meeting beginning Monday, May 13, in the Canton High School auditorium. The […]
Seventy-two Hansen Elementary School students took part in this year’s spring show, Shrek the Musical Jr., on Friday and Saturday, May 3 and 4, in the CHS auditorium. Based on the hit DreamWorks Animation film, the show chronicles the lovable but cranky ogre Shrek on the road to finding happiness with Princess Fiona. Play Cast […]
